When it was unleashed upon the world, the $73,874 V-8–powered 2000 BMW M5 was immediately and universally hailed as the apex of the 1997–2003 E39 BMW 5-series. This M5 instantly won our ...

The E39 M5 is arguably one of the greatest sports sedans ... it was tidied by polishing the vents and shaving the washer jets. The trunk was a modified carbon piece from CA Automotive that ...

The subsequent E39, on the other hand, changed the M5 for the better. E34 production came to a screeching halt in 1995, the year that gave us Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio, Boombastic by Shaggy ...

The E39-generation M5 is regarded as one of the best driver's sedans on the planet. With the age of turbocharging an electrification upon us, this vintage M5's naturally aspirated V8 and available ...

When talking about the 5 Series, most BMW heads will tell you that proper styling stopped at the E39 model. To each his own, but there’s no denying that this particular 5er generation oozes ...

Simple? Yes. Common? No. But nearly 20 years ago, BMW nailed the formula with their E39 M5 (1998-2003), the reigning king of all M5s. It is a car praised for its power, performance, balance, ...

We’re quite fond of the E39-generation BMW M5 here at CarScoops, and there are quite a few pristine examples hitting the used car market and fetching nice prices. So what makes the E39 M5 so ...

Yet it was the E39 M5 that left the biggest imprint on me. A quarter century of bloat means that this vintage of M5 is actually just a little under an inch shorter tip-to-tail than a modern M3.